Question

Difference between the gills and lungs

Answer 1

Explanation:

The capillaries are small blood vessels which supplies blood to the gills. ... While lungs breathe in oxygen from the air, gills get oxygen from water. Gills are external while lungs are internal. Since fish live in water it's obvious their lungs are structured different and work differently than human lungs

Answer 2

The difference between lungs and gills is that..

Fish takes water in through their mouth then force it out over the surface of the

gill.

The lungs are covered by a thin tissue layer called the pleura. The same kind of thin tissue lines the inside of the chest cavity -- also called pleura. A thin layer of fluid acts as a lubricant allowing the lungs to slip smoothly as they expand and contract with each breath.